Sentences with phrase «polygenic mode of inheritance»

This is a condition which is thought to be inherited, probably with a polygenic mode of inheritance modified by environmental influences.

It is difficult to control disorders with a polygenic mode of inheritance as the exact genes which cause such a disease and the non-genetic factors which will influence expression are unknown.

Heart murmurs are believed to be inherited through a polygenic mode of inheritance.

Many of the traits and diseases that are of interest to breeder seem to have a polygenic mode of inheritance (HD, heart disease, etc.) which means that many genes are involved.

Not exact matches

The occurrence of patellar luxation in certain breeds suggests a genetic influence, but the mode of inheritance is unknown; there is a possibility the defect is polygenic.

Systemic histiocytosis of the Bernese Mountain Dog has a polygenic (many genes involved) mode of inheritance.

With polygenic disorders, or those with an unknown mode of inheritance, breadth of normalcy in the pedigree is the best selection tool.

Various modes of inheritance of epilepsy have been deduced in different breeds, including simple autosomal recessive 3 with a sex - modifier 4, 5, polygenic recessive 6 with a sex - predilection 7, polygenic with a large contribution by a single autosomal recessive gene 8, and a multi-locus model 9.

Analysis of pedigrees from 4005 Bernese mountain dogs with 50 affected dogs revealed a polygenic, recessive mode of inheritance with a predisposition for males 7.

Genetic disorders without a known mode of inheritance should be managed in the same way as polygenic disorders.

Many hereditary conditions have either a recessive mode of inheritance or are polygenic, meaning they are controlled by many genes.

The mode of inheritance has been determined to possibly be, autosomal recessive in Keeshonds16, polygenic with one gene of major influence in Belgian Tervurens17, and polygenic recessive in Golden Retrievers.18 Once the mode of inheritance is determined within a breed, we will determine the best technique to try and find a genetic marker linked to epilepsy gene (s) in each breed.

In our study of primary epilepsy, in English Springer Spaniels, Vizslas, and research Beagles the first step will be to determine the mode of inheritance for each breed (simple recessive, simple dominant, sex - linked, or polygenic).

Hip dysplasia is an inherited defect with a polygenic -LRB-» many genes») mode of inheritance.